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Business Day

British Property Secrecy Could Hide Crimes, Report Says

By JENNY ANDERSON | Mar 4th 2015

Transparency International said that buildings owned by offshore companies could used for tax evasion, money laundering or the proceeds of illegal activity.

Tax Shelters; Foreign Investments; High Net Worth Individuals; Money Laundering 

"“We will have an absurd situation in which there is one law for British companies and another law for non-British companies,” Mr. Barrington said."

There is nothing absurd about the present legal system.

Mr. Barrington is mistaken.

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World

In Turkey, Testing the President’s Food Not for Taste, but for Poison

By CEYLAN YEGINSU | Mar 4th 2015

Five experts spend 14 hours a day in a laboratory analyzing Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s meals for suspicious substances and ensuring that all his nutritional needs are met.

Food Contamination and Poisoning; Assassinations and Attempted Assassinations; Food; Poisoning and Poisons 

"“We know that throughout the world, assassinations no longer take place through arms, but are secretly conducted by contaminating food with poisonous substances,” Dr. Erdol said in an interview published on Tuesday in the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet."

The inmates are in control of the asylum.

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Sports

Area to Be Set for Mourning

By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE | Feb 28th 2015

The International Olympic Committee said it would create a mourning area in the Olympic Village at next year’s Rio de Janeiro Games where participants could remember family or friends during a moment of reflection at the closing ceremony.

Olympic Games (2016); Deaths (Fatalities); Olympic Games 

I do not understand the theory of this act.

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U.S.

Missouri: Bullying Denounced at Auditor’s Memorial

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Mar 3rd 2015

Former Senator John Danforth denounced the ugly nature of American politics on Tuesday while eulogizing the Missouri auditor, Tom Schweich, suggesting that political bullying and an anti-Semitic whisper campaign had led his friend to kill himself.

Funerals and Memorials; Suicides and Suicide Attempts; Anti-Semitism; Elections, Governors 

The Republican Party's irrationality is becoming more dominant. 

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Opinion

Vermont Heroin Epidemic

Mar 4th 2015

More money would be better.

6

World

Migrant Train Raided by Mexican Authorities

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Mar 3rd 2015

The Mexican authorities said Tuesday that they had staged 153 raids in the last year on a train known as “The Beast” that rolled toward the United States crowded with Central Americans.

Illegal Immigration; Immigration and Emigration 

The Mexican authorities are trying.

No effort will stop the refugees progress.

The proper effort will end their motivation.

Let us fix their home nations.

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U.S.

California: More Drug-Resistant Cases Are Linked to Medical Device

By ANAHAD O’CONNOR | Mar 4th 2015

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles announced on Wednesday that four patients had contracted a deadly, drug-resistant infection linked to a hard-to-clean medical device.

Medical Devices; Bacteria 

The cleaning procedure is not dependable.

Let us end the repeat use of the device.

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Opinion

Leaving and Cleaving

By DAVID BROOKS | Mar 3rd 2015

Instant communications technology has changed the nature of parting: a new level of self-discipline and sacrifice is required for a graceful split.

Parenting; Colleges and Universities; Dating and Relationships; Friendship; Social Conditions and Trends 

ok

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U.S.

Alabama Halts Gay Marriages After Ruling

By ALAN BLINDER RICHARD FAUSSET and CAMPBELL ROBERTSON. | Mar 4th 2015

After the State Supreme Court essentially contradicted a lower federal court’s ruling, all 48 county probate offices that had been issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples stopped doing so.

Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships; Courts and the Judiciary; Supreme Courts (State) 

The Supreme Court must decide.

Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.

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Opinion

Their Dying Wishes

By ANN NEUMANN | Mar 4th 2015

By the time patients have accepted that their lives are ending, their bucket lists often shift to the simple things: music, Twinkies, a hand to hold.

Death and Dying; Elder Care; Hospice Care 

I did as much as I could.

I found that I could not let mother die without a final diagnosis.

Hospice rescued us from "life at any price".

She died quietly at home as she wished.

11

Opinion

And Now, Homeland Insecurity

By GAIL COLLINS | Feb 27th 2015

It is as funded as any program.

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U.S.

McConnell Urges States to Defy U.S. Plan to Cut Greenhouse Gas

By CORAL DAVENPORT | Mar 4th 2015

Mr. McConnell, the Senate majority leader, is from Kentucky, a leading coal-producing state. He has vowed to fight President Obama on climate change issues like regulating coal-fired power plants.

Global Warming; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; United States Politics and Government 

Mr. McConnell is having a tantrum.

I thought it was insurrection for a few moments.

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World

Algeria: Violence Erupts at Protest Over Shale Gas Drilling Project

By CARLOTTA GALL | Mar 1st 2015

Protests in southern Algeria turned violent over the weekend when the police clashed with demonstrators outside a base run by the American company Halliburton near the town of Ain Salah.

Demonstrations, Protests and Riots; Hydraulic Fracturing; Natural Gas 

It is mostly noise about how to divide the income.

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U.S.

Utah: Anti-Bias Bill Introduced

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Mar 4th 2015

Lawmakers introduced a bill Wednesday that protects against gender discrimination while also carving out protections for the Boy Scouts and religious groups.

Gender; Homosexuality and Bisexuality; Discrimination; Freedom of Religion; Law and Legislation; Mormons (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints) 

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is certain of its exceptionalism.

Any such law deserves careful review.

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Opinion

Las Vegas Gets a New Act

By BRITTANY BRONSON | Mar 4th 2015

Can the city clean itself up and still remain diverse?

Area Planning and Renewal; Urban Areas 

Civic boosters are always in favor of more personal income.

Jane Jacobs was correct.  

Cities are diverse and have an intense street life.

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World

A Thin Line of Defense Against ‘Honor Killings’

By ALISSA J. RUBIN | Mar 2nd 2015

Do the homework.  There is no substitute.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_Islam

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World

Britain: Man Linked to Militants in Yemen Is Extradited to the U.S.

By BENJAMIN WEISER | Mar 3rd 2015

A Vietnamese man accused of helping develop online propaganda for Al Qaeda’s affiliate in Yemen has been extradited from Britain to face trial in Manhattan, United States prosecutors said Tuesday.

Extradition 

The U.S. should not take these actions.

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World

Syrian Opposition to Post Dead Detainees’ Photos

By MICHAEL R. GORDON | Mar 4th 2015

The opposition members hope that the victims can be identified and that family members can potentially serve as plaintiffs in war crimes cases.

Torture; Photography; War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity; Human Rights and Human Rights Violations; Detainees 

First the opposition must triumph. 

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Business Day

Costco to Offer Citigroup and Visa Co-Branded Cards

By REUTERS | Mar 2nd 2015

The warehouse club Costco has chosen Citigroup and Visa to run its co-branded credit card starting next year, replacing American Express, which lost the coveted deal last month.

Credit Cards; Shopping and Retail 

Visa wins another fee contest.

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Food

In France, Pesticides Get in Way of Natural Wines

By ELAINE SCIOLINO | Mar 2nd 2015

Growers are going to court to be able to refrain from spraying their vines.

Wines; Pesticides 

The problem is not the pesticides or other addendas.

It is the alcohol and the fructose.

I am willing to do without the pleasure of the wine to avoid the pain of addiction.

If the wine stopped at a glass or a bottle it would be fine.

It so often does not stop there.